Sunday, December 12, 2010

Festive Meringue Kisses

Christmas is just around the corner and it is time to do some baking. Like usual I will have to bake 3-4 types of cookies to be given away to friends, neighbors, mailman and a few others. This is the first time I am baking meringue kisses because I am not a fan of it as I find it to be a bit too sweet for my taste. This cookie is not difficult to make but it took a long time to bake so you have to be very patience. Baking it low and slow is the key to a perfect crispy and light kisses. It took me over 3 hours to bake these whole lots cookies.

1. Prepare 2 large baking sheet pans, line it with parchment paper. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degree F.
2. In an electric mixer beat egg white and cream of tartar for 30 second over high speed. Gradually add in the sugar and vanilla. Beat until meringue holds stiff, glossy peaks.
3. Using a small spatula paint a red and green stripes inside the pastry bag fitted with star shapes piping tip. Fill the bag with meringue. Pipe small star shapes onto the baking sheet.
4. Refill bag as necessary, adding food coloring each time. Bake cookies rotating halfway through until crisp but not brown about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.
5. Let it cool completely on wire rack before storing it in an air tight container.

Note: You can change it to other flavors like lemon, peppermint, coffee, chocolate, strawberry, etc.

Oh Gert,they are so pretty.Felt like rushing to the kitchen and bake them...hmmm...if only I have the time!!!I have lots of egg whites in the frezeer from baking the kek lapis.Would you have any idea how many grams 5 egg whites will be?

By the way, I found your site while browsing around for various Christmas cookie ideas. It's neat to see the variety of treats people make. I am originally from Slovakia, and Christmas is a huge deal there, especially when it comes to baking. People start baking week or two before, and make a different kind of cookies every day. So by the time Christmas rolls around, you have a plate full of assorted cookies. I am actually currently running sweepstakes for Slovak home-made cookies if you would like to enter. The URL is http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/blog/xmas-cookies/

Seems lovely. Just a doubt. How big the cookies are? I thought its bigger than an inch. But in the description its said that make small stars. What does this small mean? one fourth of an inch which is becoming bigger than 1" after baking?

Copyright Statement

All photographs and written content featured at My Kitchen Snippets are by Gertrude Patane unless otherwise stated. If you are interested in using the contents or photographs please ask for permission first. If you re-post a recipe, please give credit and post a link back to this site. Please do not alter, transform or build upon any aspect of her work without prior consent.

About Me

I was born and raised in Malaysia and now live in Northern California, USA with my wonderful husband Carlos. I love to bake and cook. It is very relaxing and I find my creativity flowing in the kitchen. I creates this blog to record all my cooking and baking adventures and also share my tested recipes with you.
I don’t consider myself an expert but all the recipes here are tried and tested by me, unless noted otherwise.
If you have any suggestions or comments please feel free to do so, If you’re feeling shy or have a question about a recipe, drop me a line instead. My e.mail address is at my profile.
To know more about my life you can always hop over to my other blog.